Jeremiya
14 Naku Jehova lakutjela Jeremiya mayelana nesomiso:+
2 Bantfu bakaJuda bayalila,+ nemagede akhona awile.
Emagede akhona awele phansi,
Nebantfu baseJerusalema bayakhala.
3 Baphatsi batfuma tisebenti tabo kutsi tiyokha emanti.
Kodvwa titsi natiya emitfonjeni* tingawatfoli.
Tibese tibuya netimbita letingenalutfo.
Tidliwa ngemahloni, tijabhe,
Futsi timbonye netinhloko tato.
4 Umhlabatsi sewugatukile,
Ngobe litulu alini kulelive.+
Ngako balimi bakhatsatekile futsi bambonye tinhloko tabo.
5 Ngisho nenyamatane lesesigangeni ishiya lizinyane layo lelisandza kutalwa,
Ngobe kute tjani.
6 Timbongolo* tima emagcumeni,
Tihefutele njengabojakalazi.
Emehlo ato sekaze adziniwe ngobe solo tifuna tjani kodvwa atibutfoli.+
7 Nanobe tono tetfu tisilahla,
Kodvwa wena Jehova sicela usisite ngenca yelibito lakho.+
Ngobe kunyenti lesikwentile lokukhombisa kutsi asiketsembeki kuwe,+
Futsi sonile nakuwe.
8 Awu Nkulunkulu lolitsemba lema-Israyeli, wena longuMsindzisi+ wawo ngetikhatsi tekuhlupheka,
Utentelani nje sihambi kulelive,
Ulingise sihambi lesihlala busuku bunye?
9 Wentani nje ulingisa umuntfu lomangele?
Ulilingiselani lichawe lelingakhoni kusindzisa bantfu balo?
Sicela ungasilahli.
10 Naku Jehova lakushoko ngalabantfu: “Abahlaliseki;+ bayehluleka kutibamba, baya nobe ngukuphi.+ Ngako mine Jehova angijabuli ngabo.+ Ngitawakhumbula emaphutsa abo futsi ngibajezise ngenca yetono tabo.”+
11 Jehova wabese utsi kimi: “Ungathantazeli kutsi tintfo tibahambele kahle labantfu.+ 12 Nabazila kudla, angikulaleli kukhala kwabo.+ Ngisho nobe benta iminikelo yekushiswa lephelele neminikelo yalokutinhlavu angijabuli ngayo.+ Esikhundleni saloko ngitababulala ngenkemba, ngibabulale ngendlala nangesifo lesibulalako.”+
13 Nangiva loko ngatsi: “Awu Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Baphrofethi batsi kulabantfu: ‘Angeke nihlaselwe yimphi nendlala, kodvwa Nkulunkulu utawunenta nibe nekuthula mbamba kulendzawo.’”+
14 Jehova wabese utsi kimi: “Labaphrofethi baphrofetha tintfo letingemanga ngelibito lami.+ Angikabatfumi, futsi angikake sengikhulume nabo kutsi basho loku labakushoko.+ Baphrofetha imibono lengemanga netintfo letilite labatibona nabaphengula, futsi baphrofetha nangetindzaba labaticambele tona.+ 15 Ngako Jehova utsi: ‘Labaphrofethi ngitababulala ngenkemba nangendlala. Baphrofetha ngelibito lami ngisho nobe ngingakabatfumi futsi batsi lelive ngeke lihlaselwe yimphi nobe indlala.+ 16 Nalabantfu labaphrofetha kubo batawubulawa yindlala kanye nemphi futsi tidvumbu tabo titawujikwa etitaladini taseJerusalema. Kutawuba bete lotawubangcwaba,+ nobe angcwabe bafati babo, emadvodzana abo kanye nemadvodzakati abo, ngobe mine ngitabehlisela inhlekelele, lokuyintfo lebafanele.’+
17 “Kufanele utsi kubo:
‘Shengatsi emehlo ami angageleta tinyembeti busuku nemini, tihushuke siphelane,+
Ngobe bantfu bami* bashaywe kabuhlungu,+
Futsi linceba labo liyesabeka.
18 Nangiphumela ngephandle kwelidolobha bese ngiphonsa emehlo,
Ngibona bantfu lababulewe ngenkemba.+
Nangingena ngekhatsi edolobheni,
Ngibona bantfu labahlaselwe yindlala.+
Baphrofethi nebaphristi baye eveni labangalati.’”+
19 Awu Nkulunkulu, sewubalahle mbamba yini bantfu bakaJuda, futsi iSiyoni seyiyenyanyeka yini kuwe?+
Usishayeleni? Nyalo sekute nalokungaselapha.+
Besilindzele kutsi kube nekuthula, kodvwa kute lokuhle lokwenteka,
Besilindzele kutsi selashwe, kodvwa esikhundleni saloko sesihlale sesaba!+
20 Awu Jehova, siyavuma kutsi sente tintfo letimbi,
Siyativuma netono tabokhokho betfu.
Sonile kuwe.+
21 Ungasilahli, sale nje wentela libito lakho,+
Ungasibukeli phansi sihlalo sakho sebukhosi lesikhatimulako.
Khumbula sivumelwane lowasenta natsi, futsi ungasephuli.+
22 Kulabonkulunkulu labangenamsebenti betive, ukhona yini longaletsa imvula?
Kungenteka yini kutsi emazulu asukeleke nje ehlise imvula?
Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu, nguwe kuphela longakwenta loku.+
Tsine setsembele kuwe,
Ngobe nguwe kuphela lowente tonkhe letintfo.